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ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
(12-07-2020, 12:29 AM)Momo26 Wrote: Well sounds like folks have proved ridership overall was up when LRT started and in the first year (for GRT as a whole?) That's good if true.

Well, that's a rather backhanded comment.

(12-07-2020, 12:29 AM)Momo26 Wrote: That being said, I've said it before, I'll say it again - the city needs to make it easier to get aboard the LRT from some of the more suburban, And yet relatively  dense areas, if the city, seamlessly and without needing to take 2 bloody busses to do so...your Conestoga College a s Pioneer areas, your Forest Glen areas, your Ira Needles, your Beechwoods and Laurelwoods, Stanley Parks and Bingemons...at least 8 to 12 tentacle lines would be ideal for the LRT...or short busses, a fleet of which run through  neighborhoods every 15 mins connecting to a LRT that runs every 5 to 6 mins...you'll see an uptick...give an incentive to leave the car behind [Now mind you Sars-COVID probably threw a wrench into it all]

Transfers are not something to be afraid of and usually either speed things up or increase frequency. I would encourage you to read this. https://humantransit.org/2009/04/why-tra...-city.html

But…

Conestoga College → the 10 and the 110 connect to Fairway Station

Forest Glen Plaza → the 22, 33, and 201 connect to Block Line Station, the 12 connects to Fairway Station, the 12→Fairway Station and the 205+3→ Mill Station also bracket Country Hills, Country Hills West, and Williamsburg

Ira Needles/Boardwalk → the 204+1 to Queen and Frederick Stations, the 20 to Central Station, the4 to Grand River Hospital Station, the 5 to Waterloo Public Square and Caroline Stations.

Beachwood & Laurelwood → the 13, 29, 31 to UW station

And here I'm just going to stop and tell you to look at the damn maps yourself. You didn't know the numbers and you obviously don't know the network, so might I suggest that you go try a little self-education before you want to make complaints that only make you look ignorant?
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RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit - by Bytor - 12-07-2020, 06:21 PM
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